The purpose of this thread is to help people making purchase decisions. So, post ONLY successful PC builds running FL Studio solidly, that you are happy with overall.
General info - What computer should I get for music making
Here's my stuff (last updated Dec 2015)
Main work PC
- Case: Deep Silence 1 Black Ultimate Low Noise PC Case
- Motherboard: GA-H87-HD3 LGA1150 ATX Motherboard
- CPU:4th Gen Core i7 4770K 3.5GHz 84W HD4600 8MB Quad
- RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) Standard 1600MHz CL11 DDR3 Memory
- CPU Cooler: Trinity Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler
- Power Supply: NX-5000 V1 550W Real Silent Compact ATX
- OS Drive: Intel 530 Series 240GB 6Gb/s SSD, SSDSC2BW240A401
- Data drives: 2 x 1TB Western Digital Green HDD (one is a daily backup of the other, Second Copy)
- Audio: Sound Blaster Z PCIe High Performance Sound Card
- Audio: Focusrite Saffire 6i6 USB audio interface
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Graphics Card 2GB GDDR5,
- OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit Full Version (updated to Windows 10)
- Video Monitors: 2 x Dell U2414H Monitors
- Mouse: Logitech M705
- Keyboard: Logitech Comfort Keyboard K290
Purchased from - http://www.quietpc.com
Secondary special purpose silent PC for critical audio work (1 moving part the HDD)
- Case: FC9OD ALPHA Black Full Aluminium Fanless Chassis
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 LGA1150 Micro ATX Motherboard
- CPU: 4th Gen Core i7 4790S 3.2GHz 65W HD4600 8MB Quad Core CPU
- RAM: Standard 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz CL11 DDR3 Memory
- Cooler: ST-HT4 CPU Cooler Riser for FC9/10
- Power Supply: Streacom ST-NANO150 150W nanoPSU
- OS Drive: Samsung 850 PRO 256GB 2.5in Solid State Drive
- Data Drive: Seagate ST1000LM014 1TB 2.5in Solid State Hybrid Drive
- DVD: Streacom ST-OD1 Slot-Load DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
- OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- Video Monitors: 1 x Dell U2414H Monitor
- Mouse: Logitech M705
- Keyboard: Logitech Comfort Keyboard K290
Purchased from - http://www.quietpc.com
Laptop (Razer Blade 2015)
- 14.0" IGZO QHD+ 16:9 Ratio, 3200x1800 capacitive multi-touch
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM)
- CPU: Intel i7–4720HQ
- RAM: 16GB dual-channel (DDR3L-1600MHz)
- OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit)
- OS/Data Drive: SATA M.2 512GB SSD
- WiFi: Intel Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
Provided by - http://www.razerzone.com/
Favorite tech? - Intel Core i7 processors and SSD drives
Regards Scott